Friday Updates 4/26/24

Friday, April 26, 2024

We had a wonderful time at Cub Run! Check ClassDojo for photos.

Reminders for Friday, April 26th
Notes
  • PEP (Parents as Educational Partners)
    • There are monthly events for grown-ups/caregivers of English Language (EL students). They are hosted by Mrs. Gustilo and Mrs. Chatila, two of our EL teachers at PNB. All meetings are held at Pinebrook.
  • Weekly Reminder
    • Return library books by Mondays on B Weeks!
      • If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
    • Wear sneakers on Thursday and Friday for P.E.
      • If you do not wear sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers or closed-toed shoes (NO boots), you will not be allowed to participate in P.E. This is a rule from the P.E. teachers.
    • Ice Cream is available at lunch on Wednesdays for $1.
      • LCPS allows students to purchase ice cream any day of the week.
      • As a team, second grade is encouarged to get ice cream on Wednesday to help prevent any chaos (like buying 4 ice creams).
    • House Spirit Days are on Fridays.
      • Wear your house color on Fridays to show house spirit or wear Pinebrook colors (navy and maroon) to show school spirit.
    • Parents can join at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
      • Please be sure to bring your ID card to get in the front door.
      • Our lunch is 12:45 - 1:15pm.
  • Pinebrook Family Resources Page
    • Information on how to study, testing, online programs, etc.
  • School Store is open on Fridays!
    • Everything is between $1-4 dollars. Most things are $2.
    • My expectations are that the kids check in and drop off their backpacks FIRST and that all of their school store items stay in their backpacks.
Week Overview
SEL/Morning Meeting - Family Communication (Unit 4)
Math - We learned how to read picture graphs and bar graphs and practiced making these types of graphs as well. The kids are doing really well with analyzing/reading data!
Phonics - We learned about ew, ui, ue /long u/ (drew, fruit, clue) and au, aw, augh /aw/ (launch, draw, caught). New heart words were month, hour, minute.
Reading - We read fiction books to learn more about economics. We will be using nonfiction books about economics to identify the main idea of a nonfiction text.
Writing - We learned about plural nouns and practiced writing sentences. We will start working on our How-to Instructional books next week. 
Social Studies - We learned about symbols and how they represent different things. We learned about the American symbols of the American flag and the bald eagle. We will learn about the Statue of Liberty and Washington Monument next week. 

Have a wonderful weekend,